Museums and Design Education

'This book sets in motion a long-overdue exploration of the relationship between museums and art and design education. Museum professionals, academics, artists and designers will find a penetrating consideration of educational theory, its practical application, and critical evaluation. The authors offer an inspired and rigorous investigation into the myriad ways learning from objects can inform critical thinking and creative practice.' Sarah Ganz Blythe, The Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, USA 'This is a thorough, detailed and sophisticated book, which will prove a very valuable contribution to a neglected area of museum work'. Eilean Hooper-Greenhill, University of Leicester, UK 'As Morna Hinton notes in the preface this informative and insightful book provides the necessary research and descriptions of best practice to encourage the development of long-term, sustainable, and constructive relationships between museums and universities to the benefit of student learning. While the text focuses on how museums can direct and support the learning of design students, the approaches it presents would advance learning opportunities for all art students and higher education students in general'. Toby Tannenbaum, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA